Uplifting and inspiring? You’ll want to hear the Silkroad Ensemble
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Ever checked out the tags on Netflix to find your next show to binge-watch? Maybe it was tagged under […]
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Learning music at the Sydney Opera House (with everyone watching)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Jina Lee and Scott McDougall are piano students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. They’re no strangers to stringent practice and professional […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Turandot
BY WENDY ZHANG Turandot Opera AustraliaJoan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 24 January Exotic stage design, stunning choreography punctuated by colours and movement, and brilliant […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Opera Australia’s Wozzeck
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC WozzeckOpera AustraliaSydney Opera House, 25 January Wozzeck! Pronounced “vot-zeck”, the cast’s persistent and aggressive Sprechgesang utterances of the title character’s […]
Jessica Wells: “New work defines our generation”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Brand new music, written by living Australian composers, and performed on the recorder? It’s certainly not your typical gig, and that’s why […]
Meeting the youngest and first female concertmaster of Staatskapelle Berlin
BY LAURA BARTON At 26 years old, Jiyoon Lee is the youngest and first female concertmaster of Staatskapelle Berlin. Her success with the orchestra […]
Australia’s overwhelming response to Richard Gill tribute concert
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Disclaimer: This feature was written under the guidance of the University of Sydney as part of Sylvie‘s studies in publishing. […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy Zhang hears Thibaudet and the SSO
BY WENDY ZHANG Thibaudet plays the Egyptian Concerto Sydney Symphony Orchestra Sydney Opera House, 19 October Having had the opportunity to study music in […]
LIVE REVIEW // Joseph sees the Orava Quartet
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (EDUCATION) Czech Fantasy Orava Quartet Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, 26 October What’d you miss? Seinfeld references from the […]
A chat with Karol Kowalik from the Orava Quartet
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (EDUCATION) The Orava Quartet is one of Australia’s most vibrant and exciting chamber music ensembles. As well as touring […]